Signs!

Outside a country shop:
"We buy junk and sell antiques."
In a loan company window:
"Now you can borrow enough money to get completely out of debt."
In the window of a Travel Agency:
"Please Go Away!"
In a funeral parlor:
"Ask about our layaway plan."
In an ad for a swimwear store:
"Our bikinis are exciting. They are simply the tops!"
Advertisement at a gas station, between San Francisco and Los Angeles on
Interstate 5:
"Kids with gas eat free!"
In a clothing store:
"Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks."
Originally published November 13, 2004.